- Elevation
- 19 m
- Tallest summit within 23.3 miles
- High Mountain268 m · 18.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Palisades Scenic Byway6.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7610, -73.9644
Tramway Plaza is a park in New York, at a recorded 19 m. High Mountain stands 268 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Vernon Hotel Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Palisades Scenic Byway passes 6.4 miles off.
- Elevation
- 19 m
- Operated by
- New York City Department of Parks and Recreation
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Tramway Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Mountain | NW 320° | 268 m | 18.9 mi |
| Beech Mountain | NW 319° | 260 m | 20.0 mi |
| Mount Cecchino | NW 319° | 230 m | 18.7 mi |
| Mount Nebo | N 6° | 208 m | 20.0 mi |
| Poacher Peak | NW 318° | 185 m | 20.4 mi |
| Moon Hill | NW 318° | 180 m | 20.1 mi |
| Stony Hill | WNW 284° | 179 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mayapple Hill | W 273° | 175 m | 17.0 mi |
- 6.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
- 6.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.3 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Mount Vernon Hotel Museum: 0.2 mi
- Society of Illustrators: 0.3 mi
- Grolier Club: 0.4 mi
- Asia Society: 0.6 mi
- Paley Center for Media: 0.7 mi
Parks
- Queensborough Oval: 0.3 mi
- Twentyfour Sycamores Park: 0.3 mi
- Rooftop Park: 0.3 mi
- Andrew Haswell Green Park: 0.4 mi
- St. Catherine's Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
- Sutton Terrace Courtyard: 0.3 mi
- Amster Yard: 0.5 mi
- Entry Court: 0.6 mi
- Intelligence Garden: 0.6 mi
- Central Garden: 0.6 mi
Artworks
- Accord: 0.3 mi
- Porcellino: 0.4 mi
- Original Statue of Liberty: 0.4 mi
- Mother Italy: 0.4 mi
- Cookie Monster Loves Rhino: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Bronka Novak Tablet: 0.4 mi
- Clara Coffey Tablet: 0.4 mi
- Marilyn Monroe subway grate: 0.4 mi
- Irving Berlin: 0.5 mi
- Lowell Kingsley Hanson: 0.5 mi
Attractions
- Anton Kern Gallery: 0.5 mi
- Roosevelt Island Sign: 0.6 mi
- Delacorte Musical Clock: 0.6 mi
- California Sea Lion: 0.6 mi
- Puffin: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Hallett Nature Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- WNYC Transmitter Park: 2.2 mi
- Bird Island: 4.8 mi
- Hackensack Meadowlands Conservation and Wildlife Area: 5.3 mi
- Lehrer Tract: 6.5 mi
Peaks
- Vista Rock: 1.3 mi
- Summit Rock: 1.6 mi
- Great Hill: 2.5 mi
- Kings Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.1 mi
Beaches
- Hallet’s Cove: 1.6 mi
- Gansevoort Peninsula Sand Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Maxwell Place Beach: 3.2 mi
- Newport Sand Beach: 4.0 mi
- Pebble Beach: 4.1 mi
Picnic sites: 41
- Street Seats: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area on Marcus Garvey Pool Deck: 3.3 mi
- Pier 3 Greenway Terrace: 4.7 mi
- Pier 5 Uplands Seating Area: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Peninsula: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Palisades: 3.0 mi
- Palisades: 3.6 mi
- Palisades: 4.3 mi
- Coogan's Bluff: 5.1 mi
- Palisades: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 11
- The Loch: 2.3 mi
- Ambergill Falls: 6.7 mi
- Binnen Falls: 6.9 mi
- Fallkill Falls: 6.9 mi
- The Falls: 10.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- LeFrak Point Lighthouse: 4.2 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 14.3 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 14.3 mi
- Sandy Hook Lighthouse: 20.8 mi
- Lighthouse Keeper's Quarters: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 5.5 mi
- Larry Doby Service Area: 12.5 mi
- Thomas Edison Service Area: 21.0 mi
- Grover Cleveland Service Area: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Barber: 22.2 mi
- Feltville Historic District: 22.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Tulip Springs: 17.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:25 | 19:50 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:19 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:48 | 16:32 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Manhattan · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Midtown East · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Theater District · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Upper East Side · 1 mi
- Queens/Long Island City and Astoria · 1 mi
- Manhattan/Central Park · 2 mi
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